Shopkeeper-Exclusive Training Instance (5/5)

"Earth Mother? Who's that? I've never heard of her!" Ma Feifei was a little confused after hearing this; he really had never heard of the name Earth Mother.

"Ding~ Earth Mother: Houtu, the goddess who governs Yin and Yang, nurtures all things, and rules over the mountains and rivers." The system gave Ma Feifei a lesson in mythology.

"Oh~ the Great Goddess Houtu!" Ma Feifei suddenly realized. He knew about this kind of incredibly powerful mythological figure, but he didn't understand the title of Earth Mother. After all, he wasn't a history expert, especially when it came to Huaxia mythology. Those were probably only studied by some enthusiasts of gods. It was quite difficult for an ordinary person like him to know about a mythological figure like Houtu.

"But then again, how did I suddenly acquire the bloodline of the goddess Houtu?" Ma Feifei asked, puzzled.

"Ding~ In the time of the Yellow Emperor, in the Great Wilderness of the North, there was a great mountain called Chengdu Zaitian, inhabited by the descendants of the great Houtu, known as the Kuafu tribe; Kuafu was a Houtu of Houtu, possessing the bloodline of Houtu great goddess Houtu. The host transformed into Kuafu Chases the Sun, and thus ultimately obtained the bloodline inheritance of the great goddess Houtu."

"Is that so? What benefits will this bloodline bring me?" Ma Feifei asked again. He was genuinely curious about what advantages the bloodline of the Great God Houtu could bring him. It should at least be stronger than the Ying Long bloodline, otherwise, wouldn't this be a huge loss?

"He controls Yin and Yang, nurtures all things, and reigns supreme over the earth and its mountains."

"I'm asking about the benefits that are available now," Ma Feifei couldn't help but interject. He wasn't stupid; all the skills the system mentioned were skills that could only be obtained after perfect evolution. Right now, he had only just activated the bloodline of the Great God Houtu, just like Yun Qingyang had obtained the Ying Long bloodline. It was a primary bloodline, and many things couldn't be learned for the time being. They could only be obtained after the bloodlines were perfectly fused.

"Because the bloodline of the Great Goddess Houtu requires constant battles to trigger and evolve, the host has not yet obtained any bloodline inheritance abilities related to the Great Goddess Houtu. If you wish to obtain bloodline inheritance abilities, please engage in a battle," the system's cold voice announced.

"Uh..." Ma Feifei was stunned after hearing this.

This bloodline is so violent, should we send him into battle?

What a joke! Given his current status, it's not appropriate for him to get into fights with others, is it? Besides, he owns Bookstore, not a martial arts school; fighting isn't something he should be doing.

Thinking of this, Ma Feifei silently exited the system panel, returned to the real world, lay on his bed, stared at the ceiling, and fell into deep thought.

Should we fight or not?

"If we're going to call, who would be the best person to contact?"

"Yun Qingyang? No, she doesn't know her own strength, and they're all on our side. We might not be able to trigger the bloodline inheritance."

"Strangers? That's even worse. What if they kill me?"

It's too difficult! Ma Feifei's head was starting to ache from thinking, but the bloodline inheritance of Houtu was genuinely appealing to him. The battle he had just witnessed in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas and Classic of the Great Wilderness: East" where he transformed into Kuafu and fought against Ying Long had really gotten his blood pumping.

If he could obtain Houtu's bloodline inheritance, at the very least he could possess the power from the world in the book—the power to split the earth with a single Fissure 30,000 miles in a single bound. Just thinking about it was incredibly exciting.

"Huh? I remember there was a shop owner-only dungeon quest after the Bookstore was upgraded? I wonder if it's available there." Ma Feifei suddenly remembered this perk offered after the Bookstore's upgrade, immediately sat up in bed, and entered the system panel to check the contents of this exclusive dungeon.

In the information section, Ma Feifei found information about the shop owner's exclusive copy.

Title: Shopkeeper-Exclusive Training Instance

Details: The system will open a spatial tunnel in the shopkeeper's room, allowing the shopkeeper to enter this instance for training. This instance contains numerous items related to writing books, which the shopkeeper can obtain and bring back to the Azure Dragon Continent. (Note: This instance is extremely dangerous; the shopkeeper must be prepared for battle at any time. Furthermore, considering the shopkeeper's low strength, the system will automatically teleport the shopkeeper back to the Azure Dragon Continent if they encounter imminent death.)

"Ding~! Do you want to select a space tunnel?"

Just as Ma Feifei finished reading the news, the system notification sounded and gave Ma Feifei two choices.

After looking at the information above, Ma Feifei hesitated for a moment before finally choosing to set up a spatial tunnel.

"Buzz~!"

A beam of white light shot out and struck a wall, creating a tunnel as tall as a person. It flashed by, and the wall returned to its original state.

Ma Feifei knew this meant the spatial tunnel had been set up. All he had to do was walk through it to reach that exclusive instance, then fight monsters and level up.

"This seems interesting! I might even get some information about writing a book," Ma Feifei thought to himself, stroking his chin contentedly.

However, Ma Feifei didn't plan to go into the dungeon right now. He had fought with Kuafu today in his Ying Long form and was quite tired. He planned to take a rest.

Thinking of this, Ma Feifei exited the system panel, then lay down again, stretched, and prepared to Rest.

"Shopkeeper, shopkeeper!" Zhang Caicai started calling from outside as soon as I closed my eyes.

"It's so noisy!" Ma Feifei yelled outside.

After a moment of silence outside, Ma Feifei heard footsteps approaching the room door, and someone whispered, "Master, dinner's ready..."

Ma Feifei: "..."

In the end, Ma Feifei still couldn't fall asleep and was woken up by Zhang Caicai to eat a rather unpleasant lunch.

There were quite a few people eating in the Bookstore today, including the employees who originally lived Bookstore, Zhang Yunji and his family, as well as Luan Feng.

After the Mysterious Bookstore closed, Ma Feifei ordered the Mysterious Bookstore Branch Two in Qin State Kingdom to also close down. So Chang Kong and Liu Ying returned to Dubian Town through the teleportation portal and bumped into each other. Ma Feifei simply let them have lunch together before going back.

"Shopkeeper, Steward Wang just said that the sales of the Gold Book Card are booming. Many wealthy people are unhappy because they can't buy them and are asking us to sell more Gold Book Card. What do you think?" Zhang Yunji asked Ma Feifei, sitting at the lower end of the table.

Upon hearing this, Ma Feifei picked up a piece of food and put it in her bowl. After thinking for a moment, she shook her head and said, "No, we're not selling them now. We'll only sell one thousand Gold Book Card now, and the rest will be available on the second day the Bookstore opens."

All of this was arranged. The Gold Book Card have one chance to enter the Bookstore to view books every three days. Ma Feifei further divided the 5,000 people into three categories: 1,000 Gold Book Card holders, 2,000 Silver Book Card, and 2,000 Bronze Book Card holders, each allowed to enter the bookstore daily.

Therefore, if this standard is followed, only one thousand Gold Book Card holders can enter the Mysterious Bookstore each day.

Only three thousand Gold Book Card have been printed so far, and Ma Feifei only plans to sell three thousand cards. However, these three thousand cards cannot be released at the same time; they must be released separately.

Otherwise, if three thousand people come to the Mysterious Bookstore to read books all at once, it will be difficult to arrange things.

Of course, this is just the beginning. Once things stabilize, we can continue to print Gold Book Card to make up for the shortfall. After all, the Gold Book Card are now permanent, so people won't be able to come every day like before. Therefore, there will definitely be situations where some people can't come. At that time, these additional Gold Book Card can be used to fill the gaps in the reading slots for 1,000 people.

Zhang Yunji knew what Ma Feifei was thinking, so he didn't ask any further questions. Instead, he changed the subject and asked, "Shopkeeper, the Grand Dean of Cang Lan requests an audience, along with Jian Wuji, the founder of the Sword Sect, and an immortal named 'Qingcheng Xian'."

"Cang Lan is here?" Ma Feifei pondered for a moment, then looked at Zhang Yunji and asked with some surprise, "The founder of the Sword Sect? He's still alive?"

Chang Kong: "..."

Zhang Yunji: "..."

Liu Ying: "..."